The Silence of Physics

Abstract Although many find it hard to believe that every physical thing—no matter how simple or small—involves some form of consciousness, panpsychists offer the reassurance their claims are perfectly compatible with everything physics has say about world. This is because although a lot causal and structural properties nothing intrinsic natures things, if silent in this regard possible an experiential nature. Following Thomas Nagel’s footsteps, have also argued by revealing composed same fundamental ingredients, provides grounds for holding any things (e.g. our neural processes) nature then all must. My main contention paper relationship between panpsychism considerably more complex than tended assume. reasoning may be sound context simplistic atomic theories which posit just one kind particle. However, begins look distinctly dubious diverse range primitive entities found Standard Model particle physics. Galen Strawson suggested mass-energy interconvertibility should regarded as evidence I suggest Strawson’s claim relies on construal energy. Special relativity another cornerstones contemporary physics, too makes life difficult panpsychists, fact emerges when we consider what would like ray light. However case there interesting—if radical—move open panpsychist: they can simply deny light exists. To conclude briefly whether QCD revealed mass poses problem panpsychism.